WINTERSET, Iowa – John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in the small town of Winterset in central Iowa on May 26, 1907. He started life big weighing in at a whopping 13 pounds. His parents were Clyde and Mary Brown Morrison. Clyde was a pharmacist in Winterset who John Wayne once described as “the […]

By TOM WILMER • MAY 3, 2017 • KCBX If Hollywood icon, John Wayne were still alive he’d be 110 years old this month–but the revered yacht the Wild Goose a converted WWII minesweeper lives on, home ported in Newport Beach, California. Join Tom Wilmer for a journey of discovery aboard the yacht Wild Goose. In […]

The 10th anniversary John Wayne Birthday Celebration will be May 26-27 in Winterset, Iowa. The John Wayne Birthplace Museum will be the hub for activities. Screenings of classic Wayne films will be in the restored Iowa Theater. The all-horse parade will showcase a Wells Fargo stagecoach and the featured guest will be Johnny Crawford from […]

I love movies! I’m even named after a movie, believe it or not! My parents saw a movie titled “Dino” about six months before I was born. In the movie, Brian Keith portrayed a youth counselor, and Sal Mineo was Dino, a troubled youth who was trying to straighten out his life. There was a […]

You’ve got to have true grit to keep up with John Wayne’s daughter. “It’s actually funny, people think I can ride a horse because I am John Wayne’s daughter,” Marisa Wayne laughs. “I’m like, ‘I grew up on a boat!’ ” The daughter of Orange County’s most famous son, the late Academy Award-winning actor John […]

A new look at one of our old favorites: On the occasion of the 110th anniversary year of his birth, we honor Duke with 110 memorable things about the actor, the icon, the man. John Wayne was??—??and remains??—??as much an icon of the historical West as any of the legendary figures that were actually there. […]

HDNET MOVIES SERVES UP A DOUBLE SERVING OF ‘CHRISTMAS GRITS’ WITH JOHN WAYNE AND JEFF BRIDGES IN ‘TRUE GRIT’ DEC. 25 Saddle up with HDNET MOVIES Christmas Day, as the network serves up a double serving of Christmas Grits in the TRUE GRIT two-pack, beginning with John Wayne in his Oscar®-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn, […]

A 60th anniversary screening of “The Searchers” is set for Nov. 20 at Circle Cinema, presented in conjunction with the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. That’s right, pilgrim, we’re talking about arguably the best movie in the long career of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in John Wayne, and we’re searching for those who have never […]

In an exclusive interview with Closer Weekly, two of John Wayne’s daughters, Marisa and Aissa, share their favorite memories with their father and open up out the Duke’s softer side — he cried at sad movies, loved candy and “gave the best hugs!” “He’s always portrayed as this tough cowboy, but he also had a […]